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Russian Patriarch Kirill Statement in Response to World Council of Churches
- thinkingemote 5y agoIt's clear where the concern for the suffering and where the appeal to peace resides. The Russian Orthodox church even outside of Russia appears wholly politically compromised. I pray for all Russian Christians.
- gcthomas 5y agoThis is the guy who was photographed wearing a $30 000 watch, which was Photoshopped out by the authorities? Unfortunately, the watch was still visible in the table-top reflection. He is not so much compromised as seemingly one of Putin's elite kleptocrats. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17622820 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17622820
- tinus_hn 5y agoHe’s wearing a golden crown, kind of odd to worry about the watch.
- aasasd 5y agoThe state and the church in Russia are dancing and courting for a long time now, just short of having the Tsar anointed by the patriarch. But not in pursuit of spiritual or moral purity.